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 since Feb. 2003
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Here are some links to recent stories on Tropical Depression Grace, now hitting the Texas coast between Houston and Corpus Christi. Flooding will be the biggest problem… Check out the current radar loop from the National Weather Service, and here is a hurricane tracker. More in yesterday’s weblog entry.

I’ve just updated the WXnation Fort Worth Webcam archive for August. One of the best pics in this month’s archive is this storm cloud on the right that looks like a devil-face looking up:

A few minutes before, it more closely resembles Jay Leno:

Get the very latest on Hurricane Fabian from Google News and a new tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico that’s headed for Texas from Google News, and both at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. Many more hurricane links, including a tracker at WXnation.com’s National page.

Tropical trip plans still on

South-Central states in for a soakings, according to the weekend forecast story

Check out this Hubble vs. telescope from Texas astrophotographer image as seen on SpaceWeather.com

Never seen “weekend” spelled as two words, until now (Warning: this may be corrected by the time you view it, but at the time of publishing this weblog entry, the headline read: “We ekend of wet weather forecast”)

As much as I love weather, I love music. MTV gave Johnny Cash’s moving and heartfelt remake of Trent Reznor’s “Hurt” six nominations, but I am saddened that it only won best choreography in last night’s Video Music Awards. More on the VMA results from MSNBC. If you liked what you heard, you can download the Man in Black’s version of “Hurt” *legally* at BuyMusic.com for only 99 cents… I did, and will be listening to it, along with Daniel Bedingfield, John Mayor, Beck, and others that didn’t fare so well in this year’s VMAs.

The best Friday weather goes to the West and North-Central parts of the U.S. Here’s Friday and the weekend’s forecast story. Have a great Friday!

SpaceWeather.com reveals a blackout fake circulating, and includes a link to the real images

The KC area is seeing some storm action

Hubble Takes Stunning Close-Ups Of Mars

And in other news: ‘Star Wars Kid’ Sues Over Internet Video

Weather.com provides a look back

70 degrees and no relief in sight in Seattle!

Flood in Mojave Desert kills three

Heat nears end in Plains More in the forecast story

Mars comes in close! It will be nearest Earth tonight. More in the “Space & Sky” section of the National page

Storms with high winds batter parts of Washington, D.C. and Dallas-Fort Worth

‘Twill be hot and sticky in OK, MO, KS and AR. More in today’s forecast

Get the latest on Hurricane Ignacio, battering the coast of Baja California.

49 days above 70-degrees in Seattle ties record

Weather Channel launches weather.com Gold

Did you celebrate today the 106th anniversary of “Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” (source: Chase’s Calendar of Events)? Neither did I…

On second thought, I did complain tonight when a storm appeared headed for my area, but suddenly fizzed out around Dallas-Fort Worth Int’l Airport, about 15 miles before it would have hit. Getting used to it this time of year.

For my wife’s birthday, we spent last night, overnight and this morning in downtown Fort Worth’s Sundance Square. Didn’t see “The Sound of Music” at Bass Hall, but did stop by 8.0s, Flying Saucer, Marble Slab, a pizza place, Barnes & Noble and to the south — the Water Gardens. We stayed at the Clarion (will be staying at the Worthington next time), and this morning, we went to Fire Station No. 1, a nice little museum showcasing 150 years of Fort Worth’s history…

Now it’s back to the real world in far north Fort Worth and east Fort Worth…

High Tech Texan says: Use a web cam to stay in touch! My webcams are used exclusively for outdoor weather or temperature snapshots, unless one’s being fixed or remounted (as shown here):

Here’s a forecast story for the weekend. Hope it’s a great one for you!

Saving the best for last here: It’s my wonderful wife’s birthday today — Happy Birthday, love you!

NOTE: More on the latest tropical depression in yesterday’s entry below…

Tornado Damages Homes, Farms In Two Michigan Counties

Kansas sees temp reach 109

“The Weather Channel Road Crew” debuts on August 28 offering up the “fun side of weather.” More details from CNN.com

National Weather Service awards $48 million contract